Chapter 96: You Believe Him, Not Me?
If I could use # to see past scenes…
Mingyan clenched the # symbol.
Before, on the sacred mountain, # had allowed him to pass through the barrier. Thinking about its connection to the “past,” he felt it might have made the place revert to a state before the barrier was set up.
But unfortunately, he had no way to actively use such a powerful ability.
Whether it was the first time he found # and saw the past, or when he used it to pass through the barrier, it was always a passive ability provided by the symbol.
Huang Junyi stood not far away, looking at the revolving door in the distance. “Actually, if you suspect Ning Yourong, the best way is to catch her and search her soul.”
“But if she’s not the murderer, not only would we have wronged a good person, but it would also cause her irreversible damage,” Mingyan put away the # symbol. “Besides, so far, Ning Yourong’s performance has been very normal.”
“Then what are you planning to do next?” Huang Junyi withdrew her gaze and turned to ask.
“If Ning Feixuan is willing to recall all the details, there might be some gains. But making her recall those things is too torturous,” Mingyan sighed inwardly. No matter who the murderer was, Ning Feixuan had seen her parents killed with her own eyes. The impact of such a scene must have made her unwilling to recall that experience. So, this was probably the reason why she had never had any other suspects for so many years.
Huang Junyi nodded. “It’s my fault too. I didn’t investigate this matter carefully back then.”
“You can’t be blamed, Sister. When you came back then, the Ning family had already made a decision. Everyone tacitly agreed that Ning Zetian was the murderer, and Ning Feixuan also thought so. So you thought there was no need for any investigation,” Mingyan shook his head. “This matter might just be me being suspicious. For you to be willing to mess around with me, I’m already very moved.”
Huang Junyi’s smile was charming. “Of course I’m willing to accompany you. I’ll do anything.”
Hearing this, Mingyan felt a little strange. He coughed twice to ease the ambiguous atmosphere.
At this time, Huang Junyi’s expression changed slightly. She looked at Mingyan. “…That girl Feixuan seems to have returned.”
“Huh?” Mingyan was stunned. “Didn’t Ning Yourong say she had just come back a while ago?”
“You’re asking me? I don’t know,” Huang Junyi shrugged lightly. “She met with Ning Yourong and then came straight here.”
Mingyan pinched the bridge of his nose, a worried look on his face. He didn’t want Ning Feixuan to know he was investigating this matter, because in her heart, she had already decided that Ning Zetian was the murderer. If he proposed a different idea, it might even arouse her hostility.
Moreover, Mingyan had not yet found any evidence and couldn’t prove he was right. He had no confidence at all. Ning Feixuan’s arrival basically cut off the possibility of him continuing to investigate.
“What? Are you very afraid of her?” seeing Mingyan’s expression, the smile on Huang Junyi’s face was playful. “It can’t be that bad, can it?”
“It’s not that I’m afraid. With her here, this matter basically can’t be investigated anymore,” Mingyan frowned. If he insisted on investigating, he would definitely annoy Ning Feixuan. Mingyan understood this. After all, she had long since decided on the murderer, having seen it with her own eyes. Now, after hearing a few words from her enemy, you were questioning the truth she had held for so long. Wasn’t this a sign of disloyalty?
Mingyan naturally still didn’t want to make Ning Feixuan angry, didn’t want to ruin the subtle relationship they had now… but if he didn’t find the real truth about this matter…
Not long after, Ning Feixuan appeared at the door.
She wore a blue dress, the lotus on her forehead blooming, beautiful and delicate. She stepped in, her temperament graceful and pleasant. She looked at Mingyan and Huang Junyi, first bowing to Huang Junyi. “Junior pays her respects to Second Aunt.”
Huang Junyi shook her head with a light laugh. Only then did Ning Feixuan look at Mingyan. After a pause, she smiled slightly. “I guessed you would be here.”
“How did you guess?” Mingyan heard her gentle tone, and his slightly nervous heart also relaxed. He asked with a smile.
“After you arrived at Yaochi, you went to the ancestor’s tomb, went to see An Ran and Shui Ruyan, but you didn’t come to see me. It was as if you were deliberately avoiding me. I was a little puzzled. Just now, I took the initiative to find you but found you had left. Later, I asked my master and knew the general direction you were heading, so I was basically able to confirm it,” a light smile was on Ning Feixuan’s face. After she and Mingyan had made an agreement to be true “friends,” her attitude had changed a lot.
Before, Ning Feixuan was cold, a bit like Yue Wu Xia, but slightly better. But she still gave people a sense of distance, of being kept at arm’s length.
But now, she had taken the initiative to show her friendly side. This made it very easy for people to develop a good impression and shorten the distance.
“I’m sure Feiyan or Second Aunt has told you about these things, so I won’t say more. I know your thoughts, and I’m very grateful to you,” Ning Feixuan tucked the hair by her ear and said softly. “But this blood feud must be avenged by my own hands.”
Ning Feixuan also had her stubborn side. If she hadn’t always wanted to take revenge with her own hands, she could have let Huang Junyi or her master, Ning Mengru, act. But she didn’t. She stubbornly wanted to complete her revenge with her own hands.
Of course, besides this, she naturally had her considerations. The current Ning Zetian, after all, had the Yu Heng Sacred Land behind him. Whether it was the Huang Family or Yaochi, it would bring a certain amount of trouble. Yu Heng Sacred Land was, after all, an Emperor-level Sacred Land, and Ning Zetian was highly valued there. If he was defeated and killed in a battle between peers, even if they wanted to pursue the matter, they wouldn’t be able to do much to Yaochi. They could only lament that their skills were inferior.
But once someone of Ning Mengru’s or Huang Junyi’s level acted against a junior, the Yu Heng Sacred Land might retaliate unscrupulously. After all, if they let it go, what kind of genius would be willing to join them in the future? If they were indifferent even when their Holy Son was killed, then such a Sacred Land was not worth going to.
Ning Feixuan probably just wanted to defeat Ning Zetian one-on-one. On one hand, this way, after killing him with her own hands, she could resolve the hatred in her heart. On the other hand, the consequences would also be minimized.
Mingyan looked at Ning Feixuan. She stood there, her gentle tone carrying a firmness that emanated from her bones.
He saw his own shadow. In some ways, Ning Feixuan was really like him, both very stubborn people.
Mingyan did not choose to ask about the past. After all, recalling those things was a kind of harm to Ning Feixuan. He sighed inwardly, but in that case, it seemed the investigation could not continue.
Ning Feixuan turned her head and looked around. “It’s been so many years… but I still remember the scene at that time clearly. I will never forget it for the rest of my life…”
“I was hiding in there at that time…” Ning Feixuan walked to the revolving door, raised her hand, and caressed it, saying softly.
Mingyan didn’t ask, but Ning Feixuan took the initiative to speak. He was a little surprised. “Those things are all in the past… it must be painful to recall them, right?”
“Only by engraving these memories can I remind myself not to be lax,” Ning Feixuan shook her head gently, her face calm. “If I can even forget such a thing, then what kind of person am I?”
Ning Feixuan’s tone was very calm, but Mingyan always felt that her emotions were a little out of control.
She continued to describe the scene at that time. Mingyan felt a little unbearable, but in the end, he did not persuade her, but recorded everything she said.
From Ning Feixuan’s mouth, this story was more detailed. And, Mingyan also confirmed that at that time, there was indeed a powerful elder following Ning Zetian, and that elder had not revealed his true face, so Ning Feixuan did not know who he was.
This was very strange… why did the elder cover his face and not want to be seen, while Ning Zetian did not hide who he was?
It was a bit too careless…
The whole thing gradually took shape. In Mingyan’s opinion, the possibility of Ning Zetian killing Ning Feixuan’s parents gradually decreased. Of course, it was not denied that this might be a means used by Ning Zetian to confuse people, but no matter how one thought about it, it was very strange. Because he had no need to use this method to distract attention. He had shown his face, so other means were superfluous. As long as he himself was convicted, then all other means had no meaning.
Based on the judgment above, Mingyan was more inclined to believe that this matter was someone framing Ning Zetian. And from the final result of the matter, there was only one beneficiary, and that was Ning Yourong.
Of course, after so many years, Ning Feixuan was sent to Yaochi, and Ning Zetian went to Yu Heng Sacred Land. The development of these two was much better than hers…
“…I know your intentions. You want to help me, but only on this matter, I cannot accept your help,” after Ning Feixuan finished speaking, she looked at Mingyan and shook her head gently. “This is not that I don’t trust you, Mingyan.”
“I know. You have your judgment,” Mingyan nodded.
Seeing Mingyan say this, Ning Feixuan showed a faint smile. “My master told me that Ning Zetian, who had previously gone to the Southern Continent, has already returned to the Eastern Continent. It’s time to act.”
Mingyan frowned upon hearing this. Isn’t this too hasty?
“Are you… already confident?” Mingyan asked.
“Yes… I was just passing by this time, so I came to see you. After this, I have to set off,” Ning Feixuan sighed softly. “After all, I can’t drag it on for too long.”
Hearing that her purpose this time was to seek revenge on Ning Zetian, Huang Junyi looked at Mingyan, her expression subtle.
Mingyan was also a little anxious. “You’re going alone like this… won’t there be danger?”
“How can I say there’s no danger at all? But my master has sent an elder to follow me, to ensure my safety, and that no one else will interfere in my life-and-death battle with Ning Zetian,” Ning Feixuan shook her head. “I should also be on my way… Second Aunt, Mingyan, thank you for taking the time to see my parents.”
Ning Feixuan took a step back and bowed to them. “If I don’t come back in the end… please tell my parents that their daughter is unfilial and ultimately failed to avenge them…”
Mingyan could hear that Ning Feixuan was already determined to die in battle, single-mindedly wanting a life-and-death battle with Ning Zetian.
But now it seemed that Ning Zetian was very likely not the murderer. In that case, no matter whether Ning Feixuan won or lost, lived or died, what was the point?
“Don’t you feel that something is wrong?” Mingyan couldn’t help but ask. “Feixuan, think about it carefully…”
“Wrong?” Ning Feixuan was silent for a moment, then looked up at Mingyan. “You… have also been to the Southern Continent, right? Before, the Moon Shadow Holy Master came to Yaochi Sacred Land once. I casually asked about your whereabouts… you met Ning Zetian in the Southern Continent, right?”
Hearing this, Mingyan immediately felt something was wrong. Before he could speak, he heard Ning Feixuan ask, “What did he say to you? To make you… waver like this?”
Ning Feixuan’s tone was calm. She looked at Mingyan, making him not know what to say for a moment. He was silent for a long time, then finally nodded. “I did indeed meet him…”
“…You believe him, not me?” Ning Feixuan’s tone was a little subtle. She sighed softly. “I thought you took me as a friend…”
“It’s not that I believe him, but I think this matter is indeed subtle,” Mingyan frowned and said. “Feixuan, if Ning Zetian is not the murderer, then even if you kill him, your parents’ spirits in heaven will not be comforted…”
“Mingyan… are you doubting what I said?” Ning Feixuan lowered her head. “Are my words less credible than Ning Zetian’s?”
